I’m an aspiring young architect who tries to understand what I’m doing, while doing something and try to 昀椀nd ways to improve it. I’m passionate to read or learn and replicate architecture which has deep thought process and meaning to it. Constantly looking upto better projects and architects in and around me to learn something new and try to incorporate in the work I’m doing. I’m very much into Contemporary architecture and has an eye for detail.
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
+91 - 7339383762 ar.rahul0027@gmail.com
SOFTWARES KNOWN
Autocad Sketchup
Photoshop Lumion
Enscape
Creality 3D Indesign
EDUCATION
Vidya Vikasini matric higher secondary school, Coimbatore( 2008-2017) School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai (2017 - 2022)
ELECTIVES
Energy Ef昀椀cient Architecture - semester 5
Art Appreciation - semester 6
Steel Architecture and Design - semester 7
Film Appreciation - semester 8
Contemporary process in Architectural Design - semester 9 Architectural Journalism - semester 10
WORK EXPERIENCE ( 2 YEARS)
WARP ARCHITECTS - ( 8 months )
• Peel Residence
• Vasantham Villa
• PGS Hospital
• Saravanan Residence
• Aviram Residence
• Kothagiri Residence
DESIGN INTEGRATUS ARCHITTECTS - ( 1.5 YEARS )
• Vinod Residence
• Courtyard house
• Banashankari House
• Villa @ Brigade Orchads
• Emerald International School - Admin Of昀椀ce
• Trayi Ventures - Auditorium Design
• Annectos Of昀椀ce
CAPABILITIES / SKILLS INTERESTS
MS Of昀椀ce Fast Learner Team Play
Team Leadership
Client Oriented
Time Management
Model making Literature Talk Shows Cinema Paintings History
ACADEMIC PROJECT
• Memorial and Museum for tamil freedom 昀椀ghters
• Sea - water Intrusion in East Coastal Region
• Design of Architectural College
• FSSAI Department Of昀椀ce
• Multiplex Design ( Underground Architecture )
• Study and Documentation of Rural village - Kesavanputhoor
• Guest house design for Faculties
• Transparence 19.0 (3 member team) - Jury’s Award
• Archiforum 2019
A newspaper clipping was behind the whole idea of formuating and researching behind this thesis. The Memorial and museum for Tamil freedom 昀椀ghters was started designed on a mountain slope which over-sees the Vellore town. The museum uses locally available materials like granite and steel construction was chosen because of the hard strata of the mountain. The freedom 昀椀ghters were studied about their life history, their nature of resistance against the british people and wach of them were sorted out and placed in the museum. A thread model was made based on the freedom 昀椀ghters and the model was studied, which gives the form of the museum. The linear corridor which connects all the museum blocks represents the British period and each of the museum blocks represents the freedom 昀椀ghters based on their resistance shown towards the Opposition people. This gives raise to and interlocking form which has many in and out volumes. The openings were carefully placed over looking the historic places of the city which acts as a response to the context chosen. The major inspiration for this museum was the study of ‘Nanjing Museum’ by architect Steven Holl which has a similiar approach towards the built form.
MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM
SELECTED WORKS :-
Concepts
Plans
Sections 3d Views
Sectional Detail
Museum Of昀椀ce Receiving BLock Multipurpose Hall
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
TYPICAL CROSS SECTION DETAIL
East Coast of the Indian region has been facing a silent problem of sea-water intruding the coastal regions. This urban design provides solution at different levels of the community, so that the people solve the problem over a period of time. This comes as a wakeup call since the sea water intrusion is an irreversible process and can make the parts of the coatal region un-inhabitable. First part of the urban design deals with documenation of the problem in a selected part of Chennai city, while the second or the later part deals with solution 昀椀nding for the problem addressed. Without being aware of the problem, the localites continue to bore edible water from the ground which makes way for the sea water to intrude into the land parcel. Different solutions which involves the people has been discussed along with natural water rechargers and arti昀椀cial aquifers also strategically placed along the strectch of the site. Thiruvanmiyur is selected as the site because of its high density of residents and the problem being at an alarming rate.
URBAN DESIGN
SELECTED WORKS :-
Introduction
Site analysis
Master
Over seeing the Turahalli forest on the west and NICE road on the North, the spaces shaped the building into a rigid trapezoid shape, which was made porous by adding and subracting the volumes. Banashankari house is a G+3 single family residence with area of 7000 sq.ft. Green spaces was planned to re昀氀ect the greenary abundant in the site. The spaces was planned in a way that each room is over looking towards the green spaces around the site which brings in peacocks from the forest to the residence plot. Though the client is a Techie and lot of services had to planned prior. The east elevation of the building is fully utilised for services. Two staircases were planned, one for internal vertical traverse and the external staircase(in cover) is for the Guests arriving and the remaining spaces were made as parking. The site had a height difference of 8 ft in the longer end of the site which is 80 ft. So the Foyer space in ground 昀氀oor had 11 ft huge opening as entrance. A MS pavilion is planned at the terrace with grass on both sides of the pavillion. This building resembles Tropical architectural style and modi昀椀ed according to Banashankari’s local climate and Vastu. As the previous project the heart of this project is also the free 昀氀owing LIving, Dining and Kitchen spaces which adds upto 37 ft in length.
BANASHANKARI HOUSE
SELECTED WORKS :-
Form Diagram
Renders
Plans
Elevation
Sections
Working Drawing
Electrical layout
The soaring stair-well is the different in each 昀氀oor and has different to offer with each landing. Wooden Louvres with MS hollow sections were used to cover the Stairwell from the West sun. Similarly Wooden screens were used to cover Family room from the West sun. The family room cantilevers from the main building which creates a unique experience to view forest area from a 昀氀oating space. Double height spaces and skylight openings in the balconies makes them interesting since no glass is covering the openings. One approaching from the main entrance will face the large left volume of the building which creates an awe experience and proceeds to open up the building with screens and windows. All the rooms in the residence are designed to view the Turahalli forest. The tapered column lightens the building while coming in contact with the ground and has angles which is a natural response to the tapered nature of the site. The cascadding effect of the creepers from balconies is a re昀氀ection and giving back greenary to the environment. Teak-wood windows and Doors were used which are visible in the elevation. The Whole volume responds to the context while hiding in itself all the services.
FIRST FLOOR
1. Foyer
2. Living/Dining/Kitchen
3. Pooja room
4. Wet Kitchen
5. Guest bedroom
6. Balcony
7. Toilet
8. Powder room
GROUND FLOOR
1. Foyer
2. Parking
3. Lobby
4. Of昀椀ce
5. Home Theater
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
WIW
Toilet
Balcony
Lobby
Master Bedroom
Balcony
Master Toilet
Master WIW
Bedroom
WIWI
Toilet
FRONT ELEVATION
The omnipresence of daylight in the interiors of the house is the highlighting factor of the residence. Situated in a tight condition, the residence has a free 昀氀owing spacial arrangement with openings bringing in the natural light. The total area of the building is 5800 sq ft accompanied by another building which is attached at the back for renting purposes. The projecting cantilevers stands out from the streetline which brings dynamic feel to the pedestrians walking in the street. The 昀椀rst-昀氀oor balcony is brought down and kept enough high for usage of ground 昀氀oor and maintaining connection with the street. The Internal Courtyard and garden areas on the terrace helps to maintain the temprature. The cantilevered family area above the courtyard makes one 昀氀oat inbetween the sky and ground. Usage of WPC louvres in the Facade brings about privacy and blocks view from the interior over-looking the old houses in the vicinity. With safety and linear lines in mind the Teak wood work were detailed which shows in the front elevation of the building.
COURTYARD HOUSE
GROUND FLOOR
TERRACE FLOOR
FRONT
The layers of the residence is becoming evident in the front elevation. Though the west elevation of the house is mostly hidden in the small streets of peenya industry, it is very well designed and detailed to achieve the holistic appearence of the site. The Front eleavtion of the house has Wooden louvres of height nearly 10’-0” which is seamless to the whole height. Since it is facing towards the not so good looking buildings in the front and bring about certain amount of privacy to the users, wooden louvres were used. This brings about porosity inside and 昀椀ltered sunlight to the interiors. The curved doorway at the start of the residence will make the street more interesting and will be even more welcoming for anyone coming into the house. Creeper plants were planted on the banconies to bring more dramatic look to the front elevation which were detailed using metal box and prior planning in the sections.
DOOR IN ELEVATION - DETAILED DRAWING
DAUGHTER’S TOILET - DETAILED MODEL
MASTER’S TOILET - DETAILED MODEL
Warp architects, which stands for ‘WALLSMITH ARCHITECTURE AND RESEARCH PRACTISE’ is a 昀椀rm which practises in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. I’ve did my internship for nearly an year and worked in the largest project going on at that time in the 昀椀rm. I’ve got the oppourtunity to work in residencial project, Interiors and Design and Detailing of a Hospital project in Coimbatore. I’ve also had the oppourtunity to work in design of the warp architects upcoming studio space along with the Principal architect. Internship period was really an eye opener on what are all the process that undergoes into design and execution of a building from concept to reality. I got the oppourtunity to visit the ongoing sites to co-ordinate with other disciplinaries who worked in the project. Trying to understand how things done, how different vendors interact with the building and make it a whole rather than each thing just placed in the building and popping out. Warp had the designing style of being minimalistic and daring in cantilever volumes which I think aligned me to look for similar architecture in and around the world and understand how it works. Their buildings stand out from the street silently gaining the attention it screams for.
INTERSHIP @ ARCHITECTS WARP
SELECTED WORKS :-
Vasantham villa - Interior
PEEL Residence
PGS Hospital
ALTERATIONS DUE TO THE REVISION
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIN WALL
BASEMENT STUDY OF THE PGS HOSPITAL
RETAINING WALL
VEHICULAR ACCESS
The PGS Hospital was under construction when started my internship and it is the biggest project that have worked during my internship. The site is located in Sidhapudhur, Coimbatore. The total area of site is 11,200 sq.ft and totally consists of 8 昀氀oors. The Basement is Double 昀氀oor height with MLCP. So the total parking was taken to basement along with sumps and Pump rooms.
